MongoDB.Find

Query on collection, passing arbitrary query options to the server in options.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
MongoDBRef	The reference number for the mongo connection.	$MongoDB
FilterJSON	The JSON with filter details.
OptionsJSON	The JSON with options.		Optional

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Examples

Find records:

Set Variable [ $Mongo ; Value: MBS( "MongoDB.New" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "MongoDB.SetURI"; $Mongo; "mongodb://localhost/" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "MongoDB.Connect"; $Mongo) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "MongoDB.OpenDatabase"; $Mongo; "local" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "MongoDB.OpenCollection"; $Mongo; "test" ) ]
# get cursor for records describing collections
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "MongoDB.Find"; $Mongo; "{\"Hello\": \"World\"}"; "{\"limit\": 10, \"sort\":{\"Hello\": -1}}") ]
If [ MBS("ISError") ]
    Show Custom Dialog [ "Failed to find" ; $r ]
Else
    # loop over records and show each
    Loop
        Set Variable [ $json ; Value: MBS( "MongoDB.CursorNext"; $Mongo) ]
        Exit Loop If [ MBS("IsError") // some error like connection dropped ]
        Exit Loop If [ Length ( $json ) = 0 // end of cursor ]
        Show Custom Dialog [ "Record" ; $json ]
    End Loop
End If
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "MongoDB.Release"; $Mongo ) ]

Find records where OtherField > 123:

MBS( "MongoDB.Find"; $Mongo;
"{\"OtherField\": { \"$gt\" : 123}}")

Load image from binary data in a record:

Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "MongoDB.Find"; $Mongo; "{\"FileID\": 123}") ]
If [ MBS("ISError") ]
    Show Custom Dialog [ "Failed to find" ; $r ]
Else
    # JSON like this: {"Data":{"$binary":{"base64":"iVBORw0K...ElFTkSuQmCC\r\n","subType":0}},"FileID":123,"filename":"test.png"}
    Set Variable [ $json ; Value: MBS( "MongoDB.CursorNext"; $Mongo) ]
    If [ Length ( $json ) > 0 ]
        Set Field [ test::Insert JSON ; $json ]
        Set Field [ test::Image ; Base64Decode ( JSONGetElement ( test::Insert JSON ; "Data.$binary.base64" ); JSONGetElement ( test::Insert JSON ; "filename" ) ) ]
    End If
End If

Find records and only return FirstName and LastName:

Set Variable [ $r; Value: MBS( "MongoDB.Find"; $Mongo;
"{\"GroupId\": 123}"; "{\"projection\": { \"FirstName\" : 1, \"LastName\" : 1}}") ]

Find user by objectId:

Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "MongoDB.Find"; $Mongo; "{ \"_id\": {\"$oid\": \"652c363c7b2449618e015502\"}}") ]

Find using >= date:

MBS( "MongoDB.Find"; $Mongo; "{\"updated_at\": {\"$gte\": {\"$date\": \"2023-08-14T22:00:00Z\" }}}")

Find index=123:

Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "MongoDB.Find"; $Mongo; "{\"index\": { \"$eq\" : 123}}") ]

See also

• IsError
• MongoDB.Connect
• MongoDB.CursorNext
• MongoDB.FindCollections
• MongoDB.FindIndexes
• MongoDB.New
• MongoDB.Ping
• MongoDB.Release
• MongoDB.SetURI
• MongoDB.Time

Release notes

• Version 12.4
  • Added MongoDB.FindIndexes and MongoDB.Rename functions.

Example Databases

• MongoDB/MongoDB Blog
• MongoDB/MongoDB Test

Blog Entries

• Store containers in a MongoDB
• New MongoDB Example

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Created 22nd May 2022, last changed 27th July 2024

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